Necktie



O. WEINSTEIN NECKTIE Filed March 25, 1926 Aug. 17,, 1926. w

Pantea Aug. 17, 1926. i

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O1' BOSTON', IASSACHUSETTS, ASSIG'NOR '1'0 STANDARD mm A CORPORATION 01' MASSACHUSETTS. i

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- This invention relates to neckties, andto`` methods of making: the same, and pertains particularly to animprovementin tubular -tiesl i I The invention is directed toward providing anon-wrinklin'g, non-stretching tle, par- 'ticularly of the four-inhhand type, and' one which is not merely easy to mani `ulate, but strong .and inexpensive to manu acture.

It has long been recognized that neckties normally require' the presence of some supplementary material, in addition' to the definiteness, smoothness, and proper size and' i shape. Heretofore, it has been the custom Vto provide liners for tubular ties, and which liners'have-fusua1ly been strips of .fabriq felt,opadding,` and` sometimes 'in order to av'oid used. Such fillers have been fitted in the iie, usuallly 'extending loosel, and often con- '3 this being done chiefly to' position the liner endwise withrespect to the casing.-

IM ;i f have proved objectionable. becalISefgz'mna' to twist, roll, Wink, a md'- 111 yi'P'd out the tijnth 001131' Pori-jon' should Astckresu; lt ofl roltwistingan 'anyening ocaly', Athere results a' correspondin'gl .sharp Lvi'e'or on the face of the casing 'over t e lump A .aid ties thus wear out prematurely. Liners slrhave provedexpensivefbecause-of the cost of thematerial, the labor of cutti'ng and f shap' it, and' inserting it in the casing.

- Nevert eless, liners have heretofore been considered a necessityi The present invention -is'directed to the elimination of the liner, as such, as at present known. The invention provides a new necktie construction, wherein the'casin .is substantially homogeneously wit a `reinforcing strip, which` letter, forA conven vience, is defined' as a linerli or' "tape. A unitary laminated structure results -from this combination, and it .possesses the desir-...

`able characteristics but none of'the.undeliner is dispensed with, thus saving iii-cost of liner material and labor vof Shaping `it. The work of inserting`` the .it in'place is reduced sheets of rubber have been -to the shape of vthe tie. `Sometimesifthe en of the linerhave been tackeddown to the material of the tie by stitching with' .the

sirable features of ties having the ordinary' vliner. By the present invention, the loose-j ha liner` and stitching z j cured to the inner rear wall 2 at either side Briefly described, .the present invention provides an adhesive tape along the line of a seam on the interior of a tie casing. It is seen-red in place by heat and pressure, and

it reinforces the seam and prevents the seam from opemno' up. -By reason of thev stifi'ness mherent to the tape,' coupled with the unified three-pl lammated effect, provided by.

the tape, ru ber'ceme'nt and casmg, it supplies the needed stiifening and cushloning or paclded efl'ectto the .extent desirable m a .neektie tie proper, in order that the knot shall have i The above and otherl details and 'advantages are described and claimed in the following ecification and claims, and the structure iszillustrated in the accompanyin'gl drawing, Vin which Figure 1 represents a tapewithin the casmg;

Figure 2 is a view of the igummed tape used in the casing shown inFl'gu're 1 and lengthwi'se view of: 'a four-in-hand tie illstrating the. seam at the rear face of the tie and' partly broken' 'away to show the position o the gummed- Figure 4 is Va sectional view ``on the line 4-4of Fi the rear inner wallof the'tie casing and bridging the seam, but with the edges of the -tape well spaced from the edges of the re 1, and enlarged showing the positionl o the gummed. tape as united with that it` was' longer 'than illu'strated. The w face of the tie is indicated at '1 and the rear w z of the tie is indicated at 2, as provided with `the usual seam'; In Figure 1, the raw or rough edges of the material of the tie-at portion are' indicated at 4:, asl remed back on either side ofthe seam.`

. rdinarily, the material of the casing is of such h ht. lconstruction that itv makes no difference' mzwhich way the rough .edges' fall. 'In 1,"'in the' lower portion, the rear wall is broken away to show the sitionof the Iengthwise supporting strip yw ich serves as abinding ,element for the seam and which surface 5 carried by a strip of tape- 6, Il the. completed product, the gummed tape"6 bridges the seam and is seof theseam. It may be noted that the tape is narrower than the tie.

The inside of the front wall vl is indicated at 1'1 in Figure 1, where the front wall extends longer at both ends of the tie .than the corresponding end edge 2*11 of the rear wall 2.

In Figure 2 is illustrated the shape of' the gummed tape used in the necktie in combination with the seam 'portion thereof. In Figure 3, a cross sectional view of the tape is shown and it will be noted that there is a substantial thickness of gum-material 5 on a supporting strip of suitable fabric which is preferably fairly stif, at least sufi'iciently so to maintain its full width and thus to resist wrinkling more than it Would if its fabric was of extremely light gauzy material. Somewhat similar 'material has been used heretofore to assist in patching torn places in cloth. The material is used by pressing with a hot iron. either on the surface of the tape or on the' opposite side of the cloth to whichthe gummed surface of the tape is applied. The heat and pressure o soften the material of the gum composition and cause it to impregnate and adhere to the cloth. A similar principle is used in the present nvention in incorporating the -gummed tape with the rear side of the seam of the necktie. The material of the fabric 6 should be relatively non-stretchable, because it takes the full strength of strain and stretch to lwhich the tie is subjected.

In Figu're 4, an enlarged cross sectional view is shown, and in this view, the unitary laminated effect is evident wherein the fabric of'the tape 6 is held against the' `rear face of the casing and over the raw edge of the seam portion, by means of the rubber composition adhesive material 5 which has now become practically a part of both the -of the tape 6 and the casing wall 2 and the raw,

edges 4 of the casing wall.

In making up a tie involving the features resent invention, a process is invvolved 1n the steps of using heat' and pressure to combine the reinforcing strip 6 with the tie casing. e Initially, after the seam is made, it is positioned centrally and the tie is laid out flat with the seam uppermost. A

strip of the tape 6 is placed at' one end of i terior.

the seam with the gummed portion next to the tie, and applied for the full length of the strip, causing the gum to soften an'd combine` With the casing. Next the tie. is reversed 'by drawing one' end b..ck through lthe casing so as to position the reinforcing strip and raw edge of the seam on the in- The tie is now in salable condition.

-to further incorporate the adhesive material of the strip With the rear wall'of the casing.

the same manner as is frequently done. for. posltloning the usual loose or sewn hners.:

In the present 'arrangement, the tacking 7 may assist in preventing the loosening of the end of the strip from the rear casing wall, as might tend to occur after considereble use and as result of frictionacting to roll or push the end of the gummed strip free from the |cloth of the casing.

From the foregoing description, it will be clear that 'there-is no loose lining in this necktie which might` twist, roll or wrinkle, and likewise that the invention dispenses with the usual liner which ordinarilyl must have a shape substantially the Shape and size of the contour of thetie in order to prevent it from becoming displaced from center to edge of the tie casing. The usual lining is eliminated. Thecutting of the lining is dispensed with because a tape of standard width can be used. The trouble of inserting va lining is avoided and the stitch- 'ing ofthe lining is rendered unnecessary liner within said casing and comprising. a strip of substantially non-stretchable material positioned over the seam and length- Wise thereof, andan 'intermediate layer of an -adhesive compound between said strip and said casing and adherent to both said strip and said casing and covering the en- 'tire surface` of one face of said stri said strip constituting' within said casing. 1

2. In a necktie, the combination with a tubular casing having a seam extending lengthwise and on one face thereof, .of a liner within said casing and comprising a gummed ta e covened 4with adhesive over all of one` -ace thereof and more stiffthan the materialof the casing and posltione over the seam and len hwise thereof an secured' to the material of the casing throughout the length of the tape and over the entire surface /of the tape by the adherence of the gummed surface.

3. In a necktie, the combination with tubular casing having front and rear wlls the sole pie o cloth no v 105 lengthwise and on one face thereof, of a-- .stantially nonstretc able materlal anda seam lengthwise of the rear wail and substantially in the center thereof, of a reinforcing strip extending lengthwise within the casing and having its marginal edgea terminating in spaced relation from the adjacent marginal edges of the tie casing and adherently'secured to the rear wall of the casing and over the seam thereof at all points on the face of the tape, whereby the wall and the tape constitute a substantially unitary laminated structure throughout the surface of the tape.

4. In a necktie, the' combination with a tnbular casing having a seam lengthwise and on one face thereof of a liner within said casing and comlrising a strip of subtioned over the seam andlengthwise tag:- of and an intermediate layer of an 'adhesive material between said strip and said casin and adherent to both said strip and sai casing and extending for substantially the fu]] width of said strip whereby the strip is cemented to the casin said stri constl; tuting' the sole piece o cloth Wit in said casl 5. n a necktie, the combination with a tubular casing of a liner within said casin and comprising a gummed tape more sti than 'the material of the casing, and adhesive material on one face of said tape andl substantially across the width of the ta and adherent to both said tape and sald casing and constituting means uniting said tape to saidca'sing substantlally throughout i the width of the tape.

In testimony whereof I aflix mg si 4 OTTO WEI S ature. EIN. 

